For my photography final, I was assigned to photograph an issue in the world that bothers me. I chose to create images that depict sexual abuse and violence.
The inspiration for my project came through an event that I helped organize on campus called Take Back The Night. This organization raises awareness in order to end sexual violence against women. After hat night I couldn't stop thinking about all of the women, my peers, who were brave enough to get up in front of an audience and tell their survivor stories.
For this project, I wanted to give them a voice. I wanted to show how these acts or sexual violence make a lasting imprint on the women. It is something that they will have to live with and remember for the rest of their lives.
This is an issue that we need to fight against; no one deserves to be taken advantage of.
